WATCH LIVE: The Daphne Caruana Galizia Award For Journalism Handed Out
The Daphne Caruana Galizia award for journalism will be handed out today at noon in honour of the assassinated Maltese investigative journalist who used her career to expose corruption and defend democracy.
The Prize will be awarded annually on the basis of outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core values and principles of the European Union like human dignity, equality, rule of law, human rights, freedom and democracy.
Two of Daphne’s sons, Matthew and Andrew Caruana Galizia, will be attended the ceremony, along with PN MEP David Casa who spearheaded the initiative.
You can follow it live below:
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism will be awarded for the first time at 12pm today.
The prize is initiative of @Europarl_EN and administered by @PressClubBXLEU.
Watch here: https://t.co/NLv2LReR84
— Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation (@daphnefdtn) October 14, 2021
The winner will be chosen by an independent jury which does not have any links to politicians and they will be awarded a €20,000 prize along with a memento token.
This article is part of a content series called Ewropej. This is a multi-newsroom initiative part-funded by the European Parliament to bring the work of the EP closer to the citizens of Malta and keep them informed about matters that affect their daily lives. This article reflects only the author’s view. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
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